Thomas Zwijsen is best known for his arrangements of famous
rock, metal and pop songs for classical solo guitar. With these
arrangements he has gained over 6 million viewers on YouTube.
On October 3rd his fourth album Divide
& Unite will be released. Read all about the album HERE.

Zwijsen studied classical guitar at the Artez conservatoire in
Arnhem, and Latin/jazz/
Brazilian guitar at Codarts in Rotterdam. This, combined with his
love of flamenco and metal strongly influenced his style of guitar
playing.

His first solo album Nylon Maiden contains 11 unique arrangements
of Iron
Maiden songs. Most of these are solo arrangements, and for others
Thomas is joined by guest musicians, including Tony Newton (Voodoo
Six) and Blaze Bayley (former Iron Maiden singer). The
album is released worldwide by Yellowdog/Blacklake and by King Records
in Asia. Zwijsen also released a single with 2 non-album tracks
(The Evil That Men Do/Run To The Hills) on red vinyl and a tablature
book including online video lessons for 12 of his Nylon Maiden arrangements
(Read more). .

Thomas has worked closely with Blaze Bayley; as composer, co-producer
and lead
guitarist on 'The King Of Metal' album, ‘Russian Holiday EP’
and several world tours.

Thomas third full length solo album, Nylon
Maiden II , was released world-wide on the 7th of November 2014.
The release party took place in Dubai (UAE). The album consists
of Iron Maiden arrangements, original compositions and features
several special guests.

To support these releases Thomas has toured extensively in Europe,
Asia, the Middle East and South America. His solo shows are known
to have a great vibe, where audiences often sing along to his arrangements,
creating a notably different atmosphere from conventional classical
guitar concerts. In 2015 Thomas will continue playing solo concerts
as well as shows with Blaze Bayley. Also he will embark on the Master
Guitar Tour with Ben Woods (USA).